09 February 2009 | Uncategorized | gallae
A short walk up New Scotland Avenue from The Sage College of Albany campus is the Midtown Tap & Tea room, serving small plates, sandwiches, salads and an extensive wine list.
We sat in the bar area which was cozy and comfortable with a fireplace on Saturday night, and shared chorizo braised in red wine; shimp and crab cakes; and sea scallops on a bed of couscous.
I recommend checking it out, especially on a Tuesday: a note on the bottom of our menu said that faculty, staff and students with an ID from any of the University Heights schools will receive 10 percent off their food order on Tuesdays!
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07 August 2008 | Stores | hanset
Let’s see, you leave the Sage campus turning right onto New Scotland, then right again just before Albany Med. onto Holland, take Holland to the second light and turn right again onto Delaware Ave. Go down a ways and you’ll see on the left the neon sign of Spectrum Theatre, then there’s the Ultraviolet Café (more to come on them in later blogs…) and next you’ll see Silver Birch Trading Post. Silver Birch looks tiny but is filled with items from local artisans as well as fair trade products. Jewelry, pottery, painting, T-Shirts, incense and oils, soaps and textiles – it’s one of those fun shops you can get lost in. (A nice little mini-escape if you need one.) After chatting with one of the owners I learned that 3 of his 4 daughters are Sage alums… I have only been with Sage for five months and since I started, it seems I meet Sage alums everywhere I go – maybe Sage has it’s own “Twilight Zone”?
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10 July 2008 | Uncategorized | hanset
On the lawn in front of the Opalka Gallery at SCA is a “wish” tree, adorned with colorful ribbons upon which passerbys have jotted down a wish. Wishes range from ‘World Peace’ to “I wish for 2 wishes”. The tree’s origin however is a mystery. Does anyone know how it came to be?
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